The HISD Business Assistance Department presented new changes to its documentation and bidding process for minority- and women-owned businesses at a workshop Wednesday after working with public entities, private corporations and chambers of commerce to improve its supplier diversity program.
Minority- and women-owned business enterprises on Wednesday learned how merging forces and resources with large companies can lead to a better shot at landing a contract for an HISD building project. “Smaller companies are not always able to compete against the big guys,” said HISD Team Lead for Supplier Diversity Bernard Willingham. “So, we’re going […]
Small business owners will get a chance to learn about the surety bonding process and applying for a bond from 3 to 5 p.m. on Aug. 7 at HISD’s Workshop Wednesday.
About 25 business owners learned about the importance of M/WBE certification at HISD’s monthly Workshop Wednesday held July 10. [vimeo https://vimeo.com/55132771 width=”500px” height=”280px”] “Being certified has been really valuable for our work,” said Courtney Harper, panelist and owner of the architecture firm of Courtney Harper + Partners. “It’s opened doors and I’ve been able to […]
Jasmine Wang knew her company would be a good vendor for HISD, offering one-stop shopping for a range of supplies, from janitorial carts to pencil sharpeners. But Wang, a Houston small-business owner, was apprehensive about getting involved in the public procurement process with the largest school district in Texas. That was, until she connected with […]
More than two dozen people turned out to Milby High School Wednesday to learn about doing business with the Houston Independent School District, with a special emphasis on how to avoid costly errors. Those in attendance Wednesday afternoon included architects, engineers, other professional service providers and construction contractors. “It’s an opportunity for the community to […]
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Construction managers, architects, engineers and program managers who’ve been awarded contracts so far in the 2012 bond program were part of a mandatory daylong HISD training Wednesday to ensure that they comply with all safety, labor and M/WBE requirements.
More than 50 people turned out Wednesday for an update on HISD’s 2012 bond program at an event hosted by the district’s Asian Advisory Committee at the International Trade Center on Bellaire. “Many of us don’t know how to do business with HISD, and that’s why we’re having this meeting,” said Gordon Quan, committee chairman […]